Sec. 722. Requirement that Department of Defense disclose expert reports with respect to medical malpractice claims by members of the uniformed services
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Section 2733a of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 714, is further amended— by redesignating subsections
(l)and
(m)as subsections
(m)and (n), respectively; and by inserting after subsection
(k)the following new subsection (l): The Secretary of Defense shall disclose to a claimant under this section a copy of all written reports, other than medical quality assurance records (as defined in section 1102(j) of this title), prepared by a medical expert of the Department of Defense or any medical expert consulted by the Department with respect to the claim. Any disclosure under paragraph
(1)with respect to an expert described in such paragraph shall include the following: The records and documents considered by the expert. A description of the bases and reasons for the opinion of the expert. The opinion or opinions of the expert regarding standard of care. The opinion or opinions of the expert regarding causation. A description of any disagreement by the expert with any opinion or opinions of the expert of the claimant. Any disclosure under paragraph
(1)with respect to an expert described in such paragraph shall not include an identification of the expert. If an expert described in paragraph
(1)does not prepare a written report, the Secretary shall disclose the information required under this section to the claimant in writing. .